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Kindle jumps onto social network bandwagon with Twitter and Facebook features
With Kindle 2.5, Amazon has tossed its popular eBook reader onto the social networking bandwagon. In case you're someone who can't read without sharing what you're reading, you'll now have a few ways to Twitterize and Facebook up your book experience directly from the Kindle: tweet about interesting passages, or post them on Facebook. I don't know how useful these features are going to be to Kindle owners, but they're extremely useful as free advertising for Amazon. After seeing so many "hey, I'm using my Kindle!" messages on social networks, you may just give in and buy one. If Amazon really wants to make books social, they should buy Goodreads. The closest the Kindle gets in this new update is a feature that shows you which passages in a book were most frequently bookmarked by others.
As far as non-social features, Kindle 2.5 introduces a password lock, new fonts, and the ability to organize your books into collections. It also adds the much-needed ability to pan and zoom within PDFs.
[via Wired]
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Subscribe to commentssodapopApr 29th 2010 3:08PM
I could see Twitter being useful to make book recommendations, post favorite quotes or citations, or even to say, "I've just finished chapter x of book y!" Its a positive re-enforcement jsut like saying "I finished my workout" ...
My mom has a Kindle and loves it. She also has an iPhone and loves it. I think the closer the two become is only good for Amazon. I would hate to see the Kindle become obscure. In my mind, its the best e-reader for readability, free wireless, and free online storage.